Philippines vs South Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Philippines
2.27 million number
in 2018
South Asia
57.47 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
16th
South Asia rank
13th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Philippines
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 57.47 million number against 2.27 million number in Philippines, a difference of 55.20 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 25.3 times Philippines's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 13th of 199 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 75,305 number 3.49 million number 3.41 million number South Asia
1980s 178,492 number 6.60 million number 6.43 million number South Asia
1990s 478,777 number 9.12 million number 8.64 million number South Asia
2000s 814,270 number 25.87 million number 25.06 million number South Asia
2010s 2.20 million number 54.59 million number 52.39 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Philippines or South Asia?
South Asia, at 57.47 million number against 2.27 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Philippines and South Asia?
55.20 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Asia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Philippines and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.